RICCARTON CARD FOR MONDAY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 323, 7 April 1928, Page 8

RICCARTON CARD FOR MONDAY

GREAT EASTER AND CHAMPAGNE STAKES TO BE DECIDED THE PROSPECTS DISCUSSED What should prove to be the most interesting autumn meetings held by j the Canterbury Jockey Club is that j opening on Monday and concluding on j Tuesday. For the first day there are | the Great Easter Handicap and the | Champagne Stakes to be decided, while j on Tuesday the principal events are the Great Autumn and Challenge Stakes. Splendid fields have been attracted by the stake money on offer, and with good North Island horses meeting the pick of the Southerners the fixture will be one of the principal holiday gatherings. The following promise to be well supported in their engagements at the meeting: | Kildare Handicap.—MORATORIUM and TARLETON. Champagne Stakes. —GOBLIN MARKET and CHIDE. Autumn Plate.— FIRST SIGHT and BARRYANDER. Russley Plate. ; PRICKLES and GREAT ' STAR. Great Easter Handicap.—ClMAßUE and EULALIE. Gimcrack Handicap.—GOLDEN ARMOUR and BARRYANDER. Sockburn Handicap.—OßATßlX and LADY DESMOND. Courtnay Handicap.—POLYDECTES and SILVER COOT. SECOND DAY Great Autumn Handicap.—RAPlEß and HYNANNA. Challenge Stakes. RE REMOAN A and CIMABUE.

The acceptances for the first day, and also for the main events on the second day (Tuesday) are as follows:

KILDARE HANDICAP Of £250; 1£ miles.

st lb st lb Heather Lad 10 7 Cross Bow . 9 5 Tarleton . .10 6 Karitane ..90 Moratorium .10 2 CHAMPAGNE STAKES Of £G00; 6 furlongs Concentrate, Full Feather, Prickles, Miss Ransom, Goblin Market, Chide, Nightmarch, Star Raid.

W. S. Bagby is booked to ride Cimabue in the Great Easter Handicap. Probably he will also ride Oratrix and Concentrate in their engagements also. T. F. Quinlivan went South with Tresham, who is to contest the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps. Tresham will be ridden by J. S. Potter. J. Barry will be on O. Cox’s team.

AUTUMN PLATE Of £250 ; 1 mile. First Sight o y .✓Rotor . . . 7 13 Philippic • . 8 13 Fair 4 8 6 Excnange Barryanda S 4 Amor .... Starfiignt . 7 13 RUSSLEY PLATE Of £200; furlongs Rin Tin Tin 8 11 Viscount . . 7 2 8 3 Gay Crest . . 7 12 Men vale . . 2 7 11 Weather Raid Impertinence 7 G Corsetiere . . Synonym . 7 4 Amourette . Red Heckle 7 4 EASTER HANDICAP Of £1000; 7 furlong# Reremoana 9 9 Crown Area S 3 9 0 Nincompoop S 10 Tresham . . . 8 8 Solrose . . . 8 5 Sudden Storm Shirley . . . 8 3 Gold Brick . GIMCRACK HANDICAP Of £200; 7 furlongs. 9 2 Rotor . . . 8 3 8 13 Wild Work 7 8 9 Valves . . . Barryanda 8 8 Martian Golden Spear Armour S 2 Kilcaven . . SOGKBURN HANDICAP Of £400; 9 furlongs. 10 2 Oratrix . . . 7 11 9 11 13lack Mint . 7 8 12 Assurance . . Front Rank . 8 0 Battle Stormy . . 8 4 Colours 7 Sir Roy . . 8 1 COURT EN A Y HAND 1C A P Of £300; 7 furlongs. 9 5 Lucy Locket. 8 8 Silver Coot . 9 3 Don Jose . . i Polydectes S 11 Finora . - . Sprinkler . 8 9 Honeycomb . SECOND DAY GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP Of £1000 12, miles Rapier . . . 9 9 Stormy .... 7 9 Hynanna . . 9 G Sir R.oy . . . Footfall . . . 9 1 Oratrix .... Set Sail . . 8 13 Assurance 7 0 7 13 Black Mint . 0 Thorndale . . 7 11 Front Rank . 7 0 Lady DesDon Jose . . 7 mond . . . 7 D